Instagram is more than just an app for photo filters, it's a community to share stories. And sometimes, the app's built-in features aren't good enough to tell the story you want to. But there are some innovative third-party apps that let you get creative with Instagram. Third-party apps for Instagram are nothing new. In fact,…

This is a simple, fun spot that’s executed perfectly. But what I especially admire is all the things this commercial ISN’T: demos of CGI stomach diagrams expanding and turning from blue to red, a woman at a party agonizing over how to handle the hostess offering her bruschetta, a man trying to hide his discomfort.

When you think of the commercials for urinary problems that feature pipe people, or the football-throwing big toe for a toe fungus remedy, this looks even smarter. A breath of fresh air even.

Here's an very interesting blog post that friend and colleague Mary Alice Arthur in Denmark pointed me to. It's a blog talking about scribing -- or graphic facilitation. Scribing is where trained professionals visually capture the proceedings of a meeting or conference in real time on whiteboards or long panels of paper on the wall. It's amazing to watch and is a fantastic way to capture all that happened in a meeting.

This particular post presents Otto Scharmer's 4 levels of listening and talks about the connection to storytelling. I've always talked about "deep listening" in my client workshops and coaching. This is what I mean by that.

The author also constructs the 4 levels of scribing which actually maps the experience of storytelling. Awesome!

This is a short post but really good. I hope you get several "ah-hah's" by reading it.

Recently, I asked Kennedy to share a few tips for anyone who aspires to be a better storyteller, whether it’s in front of five people at a bar or 500 in a sold-out theater. Those who follow his advice just might become addicted to the process, too:

Good book promo and good insights In reality story-telling or as I prefer to call it story-sharing essential to build bridges from what is to what can be. Candid & convivial conversations are what's vital to actually crossing the bridges

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